Build-Jig for SCAMP

Build-Jig for the SCAMP Sailboat

The plywood SCAMP kit that can be purchased from Small Craft Advisor includes MDF pieces that can be assembled into a jig upon which SCAMP can be built. I will be purchasing the kit in the next few months. To aid in proper build-height, and also to provide a handy place to store lumber, SCA recommends building four (4) support legs on which the jig itself will rest. The recommendation is to build the support legs to raise the jig somewhere between 12" and 16". Based on the photo's I have seen, I built my support legs as shown in my sketch below (except when I assembled them I went to quick route and used my framing nailer instead of screws, so the joints are actually glued and nailed). It is designed to match the width of the base of the build jig (680mm). I will build the jig itself in spring and will update this page more then.

The plywood kit arrived today from Small Craft Advisor! Here is the workspace where I will build the ARGO, and the build jig dry-fit in place

Completed SCAMP build jig. I used 90deg metal brackets to fasten the pieces together with screws. The jig is square and shimmed level in both directions.

Oh SCAMP build jig, we hardly knew ye. The wind was strong coming form right to left in the photo and the "tunnel" created by the stacked up jig sections created a big jet of flame. Check out the color of the flames, and that was sustained not just a short burst.